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Hegan, Score receive Frick nominations

Hegan, Score receive Frick nominations

CLEVELAND -- Mike Hegan and Herb Score have been nominated as candidates for the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting.

Score, who died in 2008, served as the radio voice of the Indians from 1968-1997. He was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998.

Hegan has been a part of the Indians' TV and radio broadcasts since 1989. Since 2007, he has worked exclusively on the team's radio broadcast.

Fans can take part in online voting for the award beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday at the Hall of Fame's Facebook site. and concluding at 5 p.m. ET on Sept. 30.

In the fall, a 20-member electorate will vote on the final 10-name ballot that will be used to determine the 2012 Frick Award winner, who will be honored in Cooperstown during Hall of Fame Weekend from July 20-23, 2012.